beginning of the French Revolution. | | St. Petersburg | is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia. | | | Isfahan | is the capital Province in Iran | It flourished from 1050 to 1722‚ particularly in the 16th century under the Safavid dynasty‚ when it became the capital of Persia for the second time in its history. | | Istanbul | is the largest city in Turkey‚ constituting the country’s economic‚ cultural‚ and historical heart. | Istanbul’s strategic position along the historic
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Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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Chapter 15 Outline I. World Contacts Before Columbus 1. The Afro-Eurasian trade world linked Europe‚ Asia and Africa in the 15th century. A. The Trade World of the Indian Ocean 1. Indian Ocean was the center of Afro-Eurasian trade world. 2. Location made crossroads for China‚ India‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. 3. Trading volume increased over the centuries as merchants congregated in a series of cosmopolitan port cities‚ most had some form of autonomous self-government 4. Most developed
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Paleolithic Age: The period of Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. Predates the Neolithic period. Neolithic Age: The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). Follows by Paleolithic period. Foragers: People who support themselves by hunting wild animals & gathering wild edible plants & insects. Agricultural Revolution: The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 & 2000 B.C.E (also known as Neolithic Revolution)
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tells a story. Kathak focuses more on the footwork of the dancer. The movements are skillfully controlled and performed straight-legged‚ by dancers wearing the ankle bells (ghunghroo). The costumes and themes of Kathak are often similar to those in Mughal miniature paintings. History Initially‚ dancers known as ’katthakas’ used to perform in village squares and temple courtyards across the country‚ unfolding mythological and moral tales from the ancient scriptures. They used to support their recitals
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Analyze the reasons for separatism with and/or across national boundaries and discuss its consequences [40 marks] Separatism is the advocacy of a state of cultural‚ ethnic‚ tribal‚ religious‚ racial‚ governmental or gender partition from the larger group. While it often refers to full political secession‚ separatist groups may seek nothing more than greater autonomy. There are four main types of separatist groups – religious‚ ethnic‚ racial and gender. Separatism “with national boundaries” refers
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Fayyaz Ahamed Professor Rashid Arabic 1A 27 November 2014 Literature throughout Arab and Islamic History The culture of Arabic-speaking people throughout history has been expressed greatly by the written word of the people‚ and to an almost equal degree‚ the spoken word. Even before the advent of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula‚ poetry was representative of the Arabic culture. As Islam spread across the Mediterranean and the world‚ great mathematicians and scientists wrote works‚ treatises‚ compilations
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj An Analysis Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – An Analysis Page 1 A Note of Acknowledgement. . . I would wish to thank Shri. Ambareesh Phadnavis‚ who painstakingly translated and compiled this article‚ originally written by Shri. Narahar Kurundkar‚ as a preface for Shriman Yogi. - Manish Zanpure Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – An Analysis Page 2 Index Introduction . . . ............................................. 4 Sambhaji‚ his son... ..............................
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SOME ASPECTS OF THE MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN PRE-COLONIAL INDIA by Aamir Bashir ABSTRACT This paper explores some of the hitherto less known aspects of the Muslim Educational System in pre-colonial India. It examines the broad contours of this system by looking at the public attitude towards knowledge‚ scholars and students; the various types of institutions‚ and the evolution of curriculum. It also looks at the depth of Indian scholars’ engagement with ÍadÊth and other sciences. Finally
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civil wars involving popular or civil forces are listed here. Not covered are wars between clans‚ warlords or dynasties‚ wars of succession‚ etc. Such wars of succession are sometimes also described as "Civil Wars" in modern literature‚ see e.g. Ottoman Civil War or Islamic Civil War. Roman Civil Wars First Fitna‚ 656-661‚ the first Islamic "civil war" between Ali and the Umayyads Second Fitna‚ c. 680/683-c. 685/692‚ the second Islamic "civil war" between the Umayyads and Ibn al-Zubayr Twenty
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